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The protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima : history, careers and legal culture, 1575-1775 / by Mauricio Novoa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Novoa, Mauricio, author.
- Series:
- Legal history library ; 19.
- Legal history library ; 19
- Legal history library. Studies in the history of private law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Legal status, laws, etc--Peru--History.
- Indians of South America.
- Peru (Viceroyalty). Real Audiencia (Lima)--History.
- Peru (Viceroyalty).
- Peru (Viceroyalty). Real Audiencia (Lima).
- History.
- Ombudspersons--Peru--History.
- Ombudspersons.
- Appellate courts--Peru--History.
- Appellate courts.
- Justice, Administration of--Peru--History.
- Justice, Administration of.
- Indians of South America--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Peru.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : Brill, 2016.
- Summary:
- In The Protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima: History, Careers and Legal Culture, 1575-1775 Mauricio Novoa offers an account of the institution that developed in the vice-royalty of Peru for the protection of Indians before the high court of justice. Making use of historical materials, Novoa provides a comprehensive view on the formation of the legal elite in Lima during the colonial period; reviews the litigation undertaken by indigenous plaintiffs, and explains the legal culture that allowed the development of juristic doctrine around the Indian personal status. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Bishop Protectors 16
- 2 Protectors of Indians in the Audience of Luna 44
- 3 Social Characteristics 71
- 4 Advancement and Careers 104
- 5 Economic Position 145
- 6 Legal Culture 179
- 7 Litigation at the Royal Audience of Lima 206.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Novoa, Mauricio, author. Protectors of Indians in the Royal Audience of Lima.
- ISBN:
- 9004305165
- 9789004305168
- OCLC:
- 929155534
- Publisher Number:
- 99966573273
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